Rest in peace Fluffinha
Our beautiful dog Fluffinha passed away on December the 7th 2017 🙁 Fluffinha (pronounced flu-feen-yar) was only seven months old and came down with a sudden illness. Maybe she ate a …
Blender gambiarra
Beth thought that now that we have so much power, she may as well get a decent blender! But the first time she used it (to try and blend up …
Forest cottage ready for Beth’s 2017 retreat
We’ve been slowly making a tiny A-frame house in the forest for Beth to do periodic meditation retreats in. Last year it was just a platform that she put the …
New solar system
We made our first panels (2x75w) at the end of 2012, and then made another two 150w panels about a year later. These have served us very well, but we’ve …
Hot sauce in Curitiba
I’ve been looking for a good source of really hot chilli sauce for ages, and Beth happened to come across a huge variety in the Curitiba market today! We’re here …
New chainsaw
Our small chainsaw’s worked really well for us for about five years now, and apparently this is really good luck, because two different people who fix chainsaws have told us …
New garden bed approach
We’ve had some good tips for how to do good mulch and garden beds, first we were told that the mulch should be mainly dry wood chips and should cover …
The dog house
We have dog guests so regularly that we decided it was time to make a house for them to stay in when they visit! Especially now that it’s winter and …
Back into the 4×4 team
We decided that we need to trade the Sandero for a 4×4 because it’s slowly getting more and more damaged each time we go anywhere in it. So far it’s …
Beth’s forest retreat underway
Beth’s doing a short retreat in the forest where she’ll be fasting and meditating for three days and nights. I made a small platform for her to put her tent …